![]() These days, you can just get the ARPG demon pummeller on Steam, which certainly makes things easier – though the old ways still work, if you happen to already own it on ActiBlizz’s store.Įither way, I actually enjoyed Diablo IV more on my Steam Deck than I did on my big, fat PC. When Diablo IV first released, the only way to wrestle it onto Valve handheld was with a strong will and a conveniently step-by-step guide to installing on the Steam Deck. 'Twixt human and monkey-cat, but still.ĭiablo IV Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun Developer: Blizzard Team 3, Blizzard Albany The result: executing solutions feels less like a load of dreary box-dragging and more like a flowing dance routine. Most puzzles and enemy encounters require you weave in commands for him, which he’ll follow without frustration as you’re making your own moves. What made its puzzle design click for me, long after I’d bounced off similar side-scrollers like Inside and Limbo, is the addition of Lana’s adorable monkey-cat buddy. Planet of Lana catches the eye with some splendidly colourful, Studio Ghibli-inspired visuals, and will keep your attention with its keenly paced adventuring – all without taxing the Deck’s hardware much, nor requiring more than a few of its basic inputs. ![]() This lush puzzle-platformer was one of my favourite games of 2023, and I happily played through the whole thing on a Steam Deck OLED. Planet of Lana Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun Developer: Wishfully It doesn’t suck (hahhhhhh) the battery too quickly either: although I haven’t done a full full-to-empty test yet, I’d say you can expect four to five hours of surviving vampires before the Deck runs dry. It only really needs the left thumbstick and an occasional face button for inputs, and the framerate keeps above 40fps even with the most overwhelming of monster crowds, so chalk Vampire Survivors up as another Steam Deck special. Simply moving around and auto-attacking sounds like a dreadfully dull premise but as the XP-unlocked weapon upgrades stack up, and the initial trickles of enemies become screen-filling bullet hell hordes, holding back the tide with time-stopping lasers and weaponised Bibles becomes almost hypnotically compelling. Vampire Survivors Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun Developer: PoncleĪt the suggestion of several RPS readers (and with the implicit recommendation of, apparently, scores of other Steam Deck owners), I finally got round to playing Vampire Survivors. ![]() It’s a clever, surprising, and unrelentingly charming introduction to your new gadget, not a mention a reminder that Valve should really make more games. It’s essentially a free Steam Deck tutorial, designed to help you get used to the controls layout, but is entertainingly administered through a genuinely funny mini-jaunt through a pre-Portal Aperture Science. The short and sweet Aperture Desk Job isn’t just one of the best games to play on the Steam Deck – it should probably be the first one you try. You can also check out our guides to the best Steam Deck accessories, and the best microSD cards for the Steam Deck.Īperture Desk Job Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun Developer: Valve Have a read if you want some pointers on which of the thousands of Deck-compatible games you should try, while I go off for the ice cream that I’ve just myself think about. The games below, conversely, go with Valve’s handheld like salt and caramel. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. If you need a keyboard and a GPU enclosure to comfortably play a game, it’s probably not the first one to install after peeling open your new Steam Deck’s packaging. This is simply a collection of games I’ve enjoyed on the Steam Deck specifically, meaning they run sufficiently well on its modest internals and that they’re well-suited to controlling via its assortment of thumbsticks, trackpads and gamepad buttons. We already have the likes of our best RPG and best FPS guides for that sort of thing. That being said, don’t take this list as a ranked proclamation of overall quality. They might look even better on a Steam Deck OLED – and will almost certainly take longer to sap the battery – but fear not if you have an original model, as these will make excellent additions to your portable library regardless of the Deck spec. Happy new year to the best Steam Deck games, the finest examples of desktop-to-handheld adaptability that I’ve ever stared at through a 7in touchscreen. Steam Deck Academy brings together all our guides and explainers on getting the most out of your Steam Deck, no student loans or sweaty dormitories required.
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